Update

So how did we hunker down for the typhoon? Well, after getting up off the mattresses we’d moved onto the floor of our hotel room we decided to go downstairs while there was still electricity to ride the elevator down 9 floors. Once on the main floor we ordered some tea and listened to Christmas music being played over the sound system. Isn’t that what everyone does?

It seems from what we’ve been able to tell from the radar that the hard part of the storm has moved a little south and we’ll miss the really nasty stuff. We’ve had extreme winds (that apparently are blowing in cockroaches) and rain but it seems to either be slacking off a bit or it’s the calm before the big stuff. I believe it’s slacking off.

We’ve kind of measured the severity of the storm by the Asian Reaction. Since they’ve all continued to go in and out dressed in their party dresses and highheels, we’ve assumed it’s not as bad as it looks/sounds/feels (the wind will knock you down).

It’s nuts but we’re making it.

Keep praying for good road to Hai Phong tomorrow and a safe flight out!